Workin' Them Angels Lyrics

Lyric discussion by grendel666 

Cover art for Workin' Them Angels lyrics by Rush

what does the title of the song come from? Why is the objective pronoun THEM between the verb and the noun? Is it "old English" I'm a spanish speaker and i don't see a good translation for "workin' them angels. Any help or tip? thanks

@grendel666 Het Grendel, the use of the pronoun "them" is in this context equivalent to "those" it's a more relaxed, or slang/vernacular term.

Interestingly the words come from an overheard phrase (can't recall whether it was Geddy or Neil who heard it) a mother was saying to her offspring "You've been working them angels overtime!" meaning they had been pushing their luck a lot recently. :)

The song is about Neil reflecting on his life and the abiding images and memories that have punctuated his journey through it, and how he has always pushed...